Pilot of Gyroplane Dead After Crashing in Lake County

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A pilot is dead following yesterday’s gyroplane crash in Lake County. According to the local sheriff, witnesses reported the incident around 1 p.m. after the plane’s wreckage was found along the shoreline in south Lakeport near the Konocti Vista Casino Resort. A gyroplane is a small aircraft with a propeller on its top that usually seats one or two people. The pilot’s identity is being withheld pending family notification. No other injuries are reported. The cause is under investigation.